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Pete Reinwald, Blue Sky's deputy editor and chilly Floridian, works with reporters on content and works with other editors to ensure that Blue Sky Innovation reflects its name. He previously served as the Tribune's consumer-finance editor and e-books coordinator. His previous newspaper experience included stints with the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat, Detroit Free Press and Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle. As a teen, he briefly picked eggs, picked oranges and picked worms. As an adult, he picks sunshine. Yet 13 years ago, he moved to Chicago, anyway. He earned a B.A. in geography at the University of South Florida and an M.S. in public service...

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